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Education Programmes for Children

The Hermitage offers themed tours, lectures, quests (journey games) and specialized programmes for school and pre-school study groups, and for parents and children. Children of different age groups are engaged in activities in study groups, clubs, and the Art Studio of the School Centre. The children’s education programmes (with the exception of sightseeing tours and quests) are delivered from October to May.

Tours for Preschool Children and Junior School Pupils
Preschool children and junior school pupils are offered the education programmes which acquaint them with the museum, its buildings and famous masterpieces.

Tours for the 4th, 5th and 6th Formers
The education programmes intended for the pupils of the 4th-6th forms are devoted to different periods of Russian history, ancient history and the history of Medieval Europe.

Tours for the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th Formers
The education programmes intended for the pupils of the 6th-8th forms explore the Russian history of the 18th-19th centuries.

Tours for Senior Pupils
Senior pupils are offered the education programmes which examine the wide range of issues related to the history of world culture from ancient civilizations to the 20th century.

Tours for Parents and Children
The wide range of themed tours introduces children to the world of art enabling them to gain positive experience by acquainting themselves with the museum.

Journey Games (Quests)
The Hermitage School Centre offers children of different age groups the opportunity to follow exciting game routes, which allow them to acquaint themselves with the museum halls and collections on their own. During the journey game children find the answers to the questions of the quest and guess riddles.

Lectures
Lectures introduce the audience to the main stages of the history of art, its forms and genres.

Art Studio
During the classes in the Art studio children gain the basic knowledge of drawing, painting and composition.

Study Groups and Clubs
Classes in the Hermitage study groups help increase children’s understanding of the school history course, broaden their outlook and give them the opportunity to grasp the distinctive features of the culture of different nations.

Special Needs Children
The Hermitage Museum holds classes for groups of children with disabilities from special schools, health and leisure centres and boarding schools, as well as for socially disabled children from orphanages. The programme “Our Hermitage” was designed to meet the needs of special needs children.